Some Bits Of Advice About Public Speaking - CocoaHeads NL, January 2018

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZD4cqphJuk

A talk about putting together talks, because it's about time I got meta.

In this talk I cover:
- Picking a topic
- Finding someplace to talk
- Picking your poison when it comes to slide making tools
- Actually constructing your talk

Transcript

1. SOME BITS OF ADVICE ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING COCOAHEADS NL | AMSTERDAM I JANUARY 2018 @DESIGNATEDNERD | BAKKENBAECK.COM | JUSTHUM.COM
2. WHY LISTEN TO ME?
4. SHAMELESS ! PLUG!
5. WHERE TO START?
6. SELECTING A SUBJECT
7. ARE YOU PROUD OF SOMETHING YOU DID?
8. DO YOU WANT TO WARN OTHERS NOT TO DO THE THING YOU DID?
9. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A NEW THING?
10. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE AN EXPERT
11. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE AN EXPERT...YET
12. FINDING SOMEPLACE TO TALK
13. START SMALL
14. PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings
15. PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings
16. PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings > Local meetups
17. PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings > Local meetups > Local conferences
18. PLACES LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS > Department meetings > Company meetings > Local meetups > Local conferences > Calls For Proposals
19. WORK YOUR WAY UP TO LARGER AUDIENCES
20. CREATING A PRESENTATION
21. WITH WHAT SHALL I BUILD IT?
22. SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical)
23. SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only)
25. SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only) > Google Slides (Graphical, Cloud Only)
26. SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only) > Google Slides (Graphical, Cloud Only) > Deckset (Markdown, Mac only)
28. SLIDE DECK TOOLS > Powerpoint (Graphical) > Keynote (Graphical, Mac only) > Google Slides (Graphical, Cloud Only) > Deckset (Markdown, Mac only) > Deck.js (HTML/CSS)
29. HOW SHALL I BUILD IT?
30. 1) MAKE AN OUTLINE
31. 1) MAKE AN OUTLINE (SERIOUSLY, I HATE IT TOO, BUT IT'S WORTH IT)
32. 2) ADD THE OUTLINE INTO YOUR SLIDES
33. 3) DE-CLUTTER YOUR SLIDES
34. When you have a wall of text on the screen, it becomes almost impossible to read what the hell you're trying to say because it's so tiny and so dense. Especially if you're going through slides quickly, this could say anything purple monkey dishwasher and nobody would really be able to understand or grasp what was happening
35. SPEAKER NOTES EXIST FOR A REASON
36. 4) DECIDE HOW TIGHTLY TO SCRIPT YOUR PRESENTATION
37. BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience
38. BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience > Pro: No monotonous reading
39. BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience > Pro: No monotonous reading > Con: Real easy to leave things out
40. BULLET POINTS > Pro: More eye contact with the audience > Pro: No monotonous reading > Con: Real easy to leave things out > Con: Real easy to get out of order
41. ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything
42. ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order
43. ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order > Con: Hard to adjust on the fly
44. ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order > Con: Hard to adjust on the fly > Con: Can get very monotonous or sound over rehearsed
45. ACTUAL SCRIPT > Pro: You're not going to forget anything > Pro: You're not going to go out of order > Con: Hard to adjust on the fly > Con: Can get very monotonous or sound over rehearsed > Pro: Less Cursing
46. FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU
47. PRACTICE
48. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something
49. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity
50. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity > Start small, work your way up in difficulty
51. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity > Start small, work your way up in difficulty > Find the tools/techniques that work best for you
52. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity > Start small, work your way up in difficulty > Find the tools/techniques that work best for you > Practice. You'll get better.
53. OBLIGATORY SUMMARY SLIDE > You don't need to be an expert to talk about something > Share your joy, pain, and curiosity > Start small, work your way up in difficulty > Find the tools/techniques that work best for you > Practice. You'll get better. > Repeat most important takeaways at the end
54. THANK YOU!